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TM72 · 12-06-2012, 04:32 PM

Thanks for such a great site; I think you'll appreciate the family suburban.

EVERY single tank of gas ever put into this 1972 GMC has been recorded in its log books. The logs typically record Odometer, price per gal, # of gallons,octane and date. Other pertinent data about the fill up is often included too. Given the meticulousness of the data records, you can just imagine the maintenance and care level given.

This suburban is primarily a "terra-plane" for cross country family trips; and getting into it is just like going back to the 1970's (with the exception of a 1980's tape deck). If anyone knows of better documented burb, please let me know.

Here are some pics.

BB72CHEVKT · 12-06-2012, 05:04 PM

Beautiful.

nate_g_2003 · 12-06-2012, 05:25 PM

Wow! That is beautiful! I would love to see more pics! Thanks for sharing!

**LEEVON** · 12-06-2012, 05:35 PM

Cool and welcome. Any more pics, history, documentation would be awesome!

shawno72 · 12-06-2012, 06:30 PM

Super nice!!!

**CMACDONALD1** · 12-06-2012, 07:48 PM

Great looking truck! The fuel log reminds me of my friends dad that always kept a log as well and probably still does to this day with his vehicles. It would be great to see some interior pictures as well.

YBNORML · 12-06-2012, 08:24 PM

Sweet truck. I love the total originality of it. Got any interior pics?

smfdco1 · 12-06-2012, 09:44 PM

WOW! That is like looking back in time... beautiful. Like others has commented I would like to see more photos, mileage history, major repairs done and how the fuel mileage has changed over the years. PLEASE, keep this one original.

vectorit · 12-06-2012, 11:17 PM

What's up with putting Copyright TM on the pictures?

TM72 · 12-06-2012, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by vectorit

What's up with putting Copyright TM on the pictures?

It helps keep them from being stolen and used for nefarious purposes.

TM72 · 12-07-2012, 12:14 AM

Welcome back to 1972!. I haven't cleaned it up since the most recent trip, but decided to take some quick photos anyways. More details follow the pictures.

The only things not 1972 in the photos are the cassette deck and the shoulder belts. The shoulder belts were added because the family got tired of being pulled over by state troopers for "not wearing a seat belt". Other than those two items, that's the way it looked going on family trips.

The truck is a 1500 super custom and has 172K miles on it. But, I do need to get the log books out of storage to make sure that the odometer did not rollover twice. The vast majority of the miles are cross country family travel. Some time next year I'll put all the log data in Excel and churn out some numbers.

The engine is a 350. Its most significant event is in the log book photo above at 154047 miles, and can be explained by two words- Quaker State.

The paint is original. The carpet is circa 1972, and the original blue vinyl flooring can be seen underneath it.

rjsdad · 12-07-2012, 12:54 AM

Would love to see the gas prices in '72.
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77shortstep · 12-07-2012, 01:40 PM

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Would love to see the gas prices in '72.
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this, great looking burb also

CrewCab59 · 12-07-2012, 02:19 PM

Any more pics of Front seat on the passenger side and the spare tire mount?

TM72 · 12-07-2012, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CrewCab59

Any more pics of Front seat on the passenger side and the spare tire mount?

What in particular do you want to see on the front passenger seat?
If you look closely in the photos above you'll see that the back of the front seat is actually the back of the seat that belongs in the 3rd row. The seat backs were swapped out to allow the front passenger easy to access the back of the terra-plane as they were driving down the interstate.

The spare tire mount was dealer aftermarket; I'll take some pics of it swung out.

Auctioneerhere · 12-07-2012, 02:55 PM

Nice but the Copyright TM thing is silly.

TM72 · 12-07-2012, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Auctioneerhere

Nice but the Copyright TM thing is silly.

You'll think that till the first time someone steals your photos for nefarious purposes.

64fleetside · 12-07-2012, 03:23 PM

I have seen stolen pics on ebay, it was a fake auction-a member of another board saw pics of his truck for sale on ebay. It was a scam. I guess that is what he is worried about.

Auctioneerhere · 12-07-2012, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TM72

You'll think that till the first time someone steals your photos for nefarious purposes.

What ever floats you boat. If your happy, thats all that matters.

Nice Suburban & Kudos to who ever kept it so nice.

CrewCab59 · 12-07-2012, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TM72

What in particular do you want to see on the front passenger seat?
If you look closely in the photos above you'll see that the back of the front seat is actually the back of the seat that belongs in the 3rd row. The seat backs were swapped out to allow the front passenger easy to access the back of the terra-plane as they were driving down the interstate.

The spare tire mount was dealer aftermarket; I'll take some pics of it swung out.

That's what I was thinking they changed the upper section.

Thanks

Auctioneerhere · 12-07-2012, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 64fleetside

I have seen stolen pics on ebay, it was a fake auction-a member of another board saw pics of his truck for sale on ebay. It was a scam. I guess that is what he is worried about.

Understand, but anybody can put Copyright TM on a picture.

We all see what happens here with photoshop.

No worries, just seemed silly to me.

Regardless...it is a nice thing to see.

**Mr_Rich** · 12-07-2012, 03:50 PM

I keep a logbook like that in all my vehicles. It's no trouble at all, and I find it's very helpful when I need reminders as to what kind of maintenance may be due. Years and miles pass a lot quicker than you think they do when some maintenance items/ projects become due. It's helpful to track mileage and I always try to do a tune-up before the smog check comes due also.

Mr Pops · 12-07-2012, 11:03 PM

Nice Burb! Here's a nice shot I found on Ebay..

TM72 · 12-07-2012, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Pops

Nice Burb! Here's a nice shot I found on Ebay..

The call has already been placed to homeland security

vectorit · 12-08-2012, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr Pops

Nice Burb! Here's a nice shot I found on Ebay..

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12-06-2012, 04:32 PM	#1
TM72 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: USA Posts: 13	The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence Thanks for such a great site; I think you'll appreciate the family suburban. EVERY single tank of gas ever put into this 1972 GMC has been recorded in its log books. The logs typically record Odometer, price per gal, # of gallons,octane and date. Other pertinent data about the fill up is often included too. Given the meticulousness of the data records, you can just imagine the maintenance and care level given. This suburban is primarily a "terra-plane" for cross country family trips; and getting into it is just like going back to the 1970's (with the exception of a 1980's tape deck). If anyone knows of better documented burb, please let me know. Here are some pics.

12-06-2012, 05:04 PM	#2
BB72CHEVKT Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hideaway, TX Posts: 4,948	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence Beautiful. __________________ 71 Suburban 350/700R4 Project Trixie 72 CHEVY,Highlander,SWB,396,T400

12-06-2012, 05:25 PM	#3
nate_g_2003 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Gregory, TX Posts: 413	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence Wow! That is beautiful! I would love to see more pics! Thanks for sharing! __________________ -Nathan- 1972 GMC K2500 Suburban "The Project" 2013 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT Z71 "The Daily Driver" 2005 Ford F150 Lariat SCrew 2WD "The Daily Driver" SOLD 1995 GMC Sierra C1500 SLE "The Daily Driver"SOLD 2003 Ford Ranger Edge 2DSC 2WD Flareside "The Daily Driver/Project"SOLD

12-06-2012, 05:35 PM	#4
LEEVON Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 4,887	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence Cool and welcome. Any more pics, history, documentation would be awesome! __________________ '20 Silverado Trail Boss ~ '17 Tahoe ~ '79 K15 Sierra Grande ~ '76 Blazer 2wd ~ '71 Cheyenne swb ~ '55 Pontiac Safari ~'50 3100 bagged ~ '80 Wife ~ Late model kids

12-06-2012, 06:30 PM	#5
shawno72 C/10 junkie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Stockton Ca Posts: 9,093	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence Super nice!!! __________________ Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!"

12-06-2012, 07:48 PM	#6
CMACDONALD1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Red Deer Ab Canada Posts: 756	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence Great looking truck! The fuel log reminds me of my friends dad that always kept a log as well and probably still does to this day with his vehicles. It would be great to see some interior pictures as well. __________________ 1966 427 biscayne with a 5 spd tremec on old school torque thrusts. 1972 Cheyenne Short Bed 1958 Apache short fleet 1980 Chevy short bed http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=761005 1959 "Henry" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=670461 1966 Biscayne http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444419 1972 Suburban http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=478828

12-06-2012, 08:24 PM	#7
YBNORML Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 3,847	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence Sweet truck. I love the total originality of it. Got any interior pics? __________________ --------------------------------------------------------------- Jason. 68’ GMC shortbox https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=794201 72' 2WD Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=425385 67' LongBox C-10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=691845 InstaGram ybnorml67

12-06-2012, 09:44 PM	#8
smfdco1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Mechanicsville Va. Posts: 33	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence WOW! That is like looking back in time... beautiful. Like others has commented I would like to see more photos, mileage history, major repairs done and how the fuel mileage has changed over the years. PLEASE, keep this one original.

12-06-2012, 11:17 PM	#9
vectorit What? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,617	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence What's up with putting Copyright TM on the pictures? __________________ Chris 1968 K20 Suburban 1972 K10 LWB PU

12-07-2012, 12:14 AM	#11
TM72 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: USA Posts: 13	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence Welcome back to 1972!. I haven't cleaned it up since the most recent trip, but decided to take some quick photos anyways. More details follow the pictures. The only things not 1972 in the photos are the cassette deck and the shoulder belts. The shoulder belts were added because the family got tired of being pulled over by state troopers for "not wearing a seat belt". Other than those two items, that's the way it looked going on family trips. The truck is a 1500 super custom and has 172K miles on it. But, I do need to get the log books out of storage to make sure that the odometer did not rollover twice. The vast majority of the miles are cross country family travel. Some time next year I'll put all the log data in Excel and churn out some numbers. The engine is a 350. Its most significant event is in the log book photo above at 154047 miles, and can be explained by two words- Quaker State. The paint is original. The carpet is circa 1972, and the original blue vinyl flooring can be seen underneath it.

12-07-2012, 12:54 AM	#12
rjsdad Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: St. Paul, Ore. Posts: 145	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence Would love to see the gas prices in '72. Posted via Mobile Device

12-07-2012, 02:19 PM	#14
CrewCab59 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Knoxville,TN Posts: 1,185	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence Any more pics of Front seat on the passenger side and the spare tire mount? __________________ 1972 Custom Deluxe 20 4x4 burb 1971 GMC SWB CST 4x4 1972 GMC k20 4x4 (X- brush truck ) 1971 Chevy CST Blazer 4x4 1971 Chevy C/10 1970 Cab Chassis C30 157" 1971 Cab Chassis Custom 30 Deluxe 157" 292/4spd ( Napco Replica ) 1988 Chevy V30 4x4 wrecker challenger 4812

12-07-2012, 02:55 PM	#16
Auctioneerhere Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Miles City MT Posts: 240	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence Nice but the Copyright TM thing is silly.

12-07-2012, 03:23 PM	#18
64fleetside Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: arkieland Posts: 1,070	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence I have seen stolen pics on ebay, it was a fake auction-a member of another board saw pics of his truck for sale on ebay. It was a scam. I guess that is what he is worried about.

12-07-2012, 03:50 PM	#22
Mr_Rich Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Santa Maria, Calif. Posts: 781	Re: The most meticulously documented and maintained 72 Suburban in existence I keep a logbook like that in all my vehicles. It's no trouble at all, and I find it's very helpful when I need reminders as to what kind of maintenance may be due. Years and miles pass a lot quicker than you think they do when some maintenance items/ projects become due. It's helpful to track mileage and I always try to do a tune-up before the smog check comes due also. __________________ 1989 K1500 Chev. EC Original owner; some of the aftermarket parts I've installed are Borla headers, Hypertech chip, Edelbrock water pump, and a Stillen rear disc brake conversion kit. 2009 Hummer H3T 3.7L 5M (sold) 1997 K2500 Chev. EC 7.4L/ 4L80E 2018 Dodge Ram 2500 HD R/C



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12-07-2012, 11:03 PM	#23
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